SwampFox Rocketry Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Here's my gas forge build its made of a 40 dollar air compressor tank. Has two mikey style burners which the kind folks on here have help me improve, and 2 inches of kaowool with rigidzer and refactory. Its inside deminsions are 18 in length 7 inchs wide and tall. I had to order some more refractory and will be finishing shortly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Here's ours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampFox Rocketry Posted May 18, 2018 Author Share Posted May 18, 2018 I like it thanks for sharing was a fun read ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey98118 Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 If you bevel the forward (large) ends of your burners, so that incoming air can flow past them, the burners will grow more powerful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampFox Rocketry Posted May 18, 2018 Author Share Posted May 18, 2018 Like the flare u mean on burners? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampFox Rocketry Posted May 18, 2018 Author Share Posted May 18, 2018 I think I get what your saying bevel out the flare to make a better flare opposed to the straight shot. There's a machinist near me that i can get to use a lathe and get the inside bevel a bit and i think ill hit him up. I think if i try it won't turn out even. Thanks for the advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jclonts82 Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 here is my BIG one, made from a cut in half 20 gallon propane tank. I only use it for large damascus billets and cable. too much of a gas hog for anything else... BUT it will get up to >2400 F that's where my thermometer tops out at... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampFox Rocketry Posted May 18, 2018 Author Share Posted May 18, 2018 Thanks for sharing I like the brick sliding door as well very handy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackdawg Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 My gas forge, made it at a blacksmith club day, where we all got together and made a dozen or so for ourselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jclonts82 Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 I didn't think Australia even knew about things like grass and rain. LOL I thought it was just the land of NOPEs that try to kill ya! Is that a giant steel plate for a door? it looks like it would be quite a heat-sink. I have firebricks painted with the leftover ITC-100 water after coating the interior of my forge, they reflect the heat pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackdawg Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Build day for our gas forges. Hopefully photos are in order. based on a standard 9kg LPG cylinder, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustAnotherViking Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 Thin sheet rolled into a tube, channel welded back and front for the bricks, 2" wool, ridgidiser, refractory. Decorations like the doors welded on after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey98118 Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 On 5/18/2018 at 8:46 AM, SwampFox Rocketry said: I think I get what your saying bevel out the flare to make a better flare opposed to the straight shot. There's a machinist near me that i can get to use a lathe and get the inside bevel a bit and i think ill hit him up. I think if i try it won't turn out even. Thanks for the advice. I am not discussing the flare of a flame retention nozzle; why would anyone want to give it a knife edge? I am thinking of the forward edges of your burner's air openings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampFox Rocketry Posted May 20, 2018 Author Share Posted May 20, 2018 Ok Mikey98118 i did make an inside bevel in the inside of the mixing tube, sorry if im not up to par with jargin only started messing with this stuff recently. Jackdawg thanks for sharing the build and just another Viking love the doors cool touch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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